| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Men in Black | - | - | - | $242,218,193 | 3,180 | $250,690,539 | Jul 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 2 | Air Force One | - | - | - | $168,071,477 | 2,981 | $172,956,409 | Jul 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | George of the Jungle | - | - | - | $105,263,257 | 2,616 | $105,263,257 | Jul 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Contact | - | - | - | $94,977,242 | 2,314 | $100,920,329 | Jul 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Face/Off | - | - | - | $92,016,686 | 2,851 | $112,276,146 | Jun 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | My Best Friend's Wedding | - | - | - | $79,053,886 | 2,376 | $127,120,029 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Hercules | - | - | - | $76,546,120 | 2,930 | $99,112,101 | Jun 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Conspiracy Theory | - | - | - | $75,982,834 | 2,806 | $75,982,834 | Aug 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Spawn | - | - | - | $54,870,175 | 2,604 | $54,870,175 | Aug 1 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 10 | G.I. Jane | - | - | - | $46,823,364 | 2,043 | $48,169,156 | Aug 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 11 | Cop Land | - | - | - | $44,862,187 | 2,233 | $44,862,187 | Aug 15 | Miramax | false |
| 12 | Nothing to Lose | - | - | - | $44,480,039 | 1,888 | $44,480,039 | Jul 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Money Talks | - | - | - | $39,889,346 | 2,033 | $40,922,619 | Aug 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 14 | The Game | - | - | - | $35,403,079 | 2,521 | $48,323,648 | Sep 12 | PolyGram | false |
| 15 | Picture Perfect | - | - | - | $31,407,873 | 1,727 | $31,407,873 | Aug 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 16 | Batman & Robin | - | - | - | $29,852,346 | 2,942 | $107,325,195 | Jun 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | In & Out | - | - | - | $29,114,899 | 2,452 | $63,856,929 | Sep 19 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 18 | Out to Sea | - | - | - | $28,011,809 | 1,736 | $29,022,252 | Jul 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | Event Horizon | - | - | - | $26,673,242 | 2,328 | $26,673,242 | Aug 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 20 | Mimic | - | - | - | $25,480,490 | 2,255 | $25,480,490 | Aug 22 | Miramax | false |
| 21 | Good Burger | - | - | - | $23,712,993 | 1,893 | $23,712,993 | Jul 25 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 22 | Hoodlum | - | - | - | $23,499,102 | 2,020 | $23,499,102 | Aug 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 23 | Air Bud | - | - | - | $23,144,499 | 1,795 | $23,144,499 | Aug 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | Con Air | - | - | - | $21,595,331 | 2,941 | $101,117,573 | Jun 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | Fire Down Below | - | - | - | $16,228,448 | 2,350 | $16,228,448 | Sep 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | - | - | - | $14,931,060 | 3,565 | $229,086,679 | May 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | Excess Baggage | - | - | - | $14,515,490 | 2,211 | $14,515,490 | Aug 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | The Peacemaker | - | - | - | $14,235,761 | 2,420 | $41,263,140 | Sep 26 | DreamWorks Distribution | false |
| 29 | How to Be a Player | - | - | - | $14,009,368 | 756 | $14,009,368 | Aug 8 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 30 | The Full Monty | - | - | - | $13,358,023 | 783 | $45,950,122 | Aug 15 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 31 | L.A. Confidential | - | - | - | $11,425,754 | 1,625 | $64,616,940 | Sep 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | - | - | - | $11,245,126 | 2,625 | $48,608,066 | Jun 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 33 | Leave It to Beaver | - | - | - | $10,925,060 | 1,885 | $10,925,060 | Aug 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 34 | Wishmaster | - | - | - | $10,634,451 | 2,502 | $15,738,769 | Sep 19 | Live Entertainment | false |
| 35 | Armour of God 2: Operation Condor | - | - | - | $10,405,394 | 1,532 | $10,405,394 | Jul 18 | Miramax | false |
| 36 | Soul Food | - | - | - | $10,233,635 | 1,350 | $43,700,855 | Sep 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 37 | A Simple Wish | - | - | - | $8,345,056 | 1,699 | $8,345,056 | Jul 11 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 38 | Ulee's Gold | - | - | - | $8,072,372 | 350 | $9,161,691 | Jun 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 39 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $8,028,645 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | Mar 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 40 | Anaconda | - | - | - | $7,566,266 | 2,456 | $65,885,767 | Apr 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 41 | The Edge | - | - | - | $7,307,715 | 2,355 | $27,873,386 | Sep 26 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | She's So Lovely | - | - | - | $7,281,450 | 844 | $7,281,450 | Aug 27 | Miramax | false |
| 43 | Wild America | - | - | - | $6,734,617 | 1,812 | $7,342,923 | Jul 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | A Thousand Acres | - | - | - | $6,350,218 | 1,228 | $7,936,780 | Sep 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 45 | Kull: The Conqueror | - | - | - | $6,112,613 | 2,091 | $6,112,613 | Aug 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 46 | One Eight Seven | - | - | - | $5,727,130 | 1,121 | $5,727,130 | Jul 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 47 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | - | - | - | $3,446,539 | 1,258 | $3,446,539 | Aug 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 48 | A Smile Like Yours | - | - | - | $3,330,352 | 582 | $3,330,352 | Aug 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 49 | The Fifth Element | - | - | - | $3,105,748 | 2,500 | $63,820,180 | May 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 50 | In the Company of Men | - | - | - | $2,515,902 | 108 | $2,804,473 | Aug 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 51 | Career Girls | - | - | - | $2,416,734 | 148 | $2,416,734 | Aug 8 | October Films | false |
| 52 | Masterminds | - | - | - | $1,935,539 | 1,186 | $1,935,539 | Aug 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 53 | Steel | - | - | - | $1,710,972 | 1,260 | $1,710,972 | Aug 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 54 | Brassed Off | - | - | - | $1,251,222 | 231 | $2,576,331 | May 23 | Miramax | false |
| 55 | Temptress Moon | - | - | - | $1,001,724 | 46 | $1,100,788 | Jun 13 | Miramax | false |
| 56 | Mrs. Brown | - | - | - | $839,767 | 432 | $9,229,808 | Jul 18 | Miramax | false |
| 57 | Dirty Dancing 1997 Re-release | - | - | - | $507,892 | 54 | $507,892 | Aug 22 | Live Entertainment | false |
| 58 | Pippi Longstocking | - | - | - | $505,335 | 73 | $505,335 | Aug 22 | Legacy Releasing Corporation | false |
| 59 | Dream with the Fishes | - | - | - | $493,879 | 32 | $543,708 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 60 | Flamenco | - | - | - | $448,652 | 6 | $480,941 | Apr 25 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 61 | The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | - | - | - | $273,644 | 97 | $273,644 | Jul 18 | Legacy Releasing Corporation | false |
| 62 | Irma Vep | - | - | - | $259,545 | 6 | $282,310 | Apr 30 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 63 | Bliss | - | - | - | $204,944 | 12 | $294,064 | Jun 6 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 64 | Latin Boys Go to Hell | - | - | - | $199,033 | 3 | $199,033 | Sep 5 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 65 | Paperback Romance | - | - | - | $151,068 | 28 | $151,068 | Aug 15 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 66 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation 1997 Re-release | - | - | - | $141,626 | 23 | $141,626 | Aug 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 67 | The Assignment | - | - | - | $127,450 | 34 | $332,597 | Sep 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 68 | The Ice Storm | - | - | - | $97,605 | 230 | $8,038,061 | Sep 27 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 69 | Different for Girls | - | - | - | $75,012 | 16 | $300,645 | Sep 12 | First Look International | false |
| 70 | Star Maps | - | - | - | $63,477 | 39 | $661,465 | Jul 23 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 71 | The Long Way Home | - | - | - | $60,509 | 7 | $60,509 | Sep 17 | Seventh Art Releasing | false |
| 72 | The Myth of Fingerprints | - | - | - | $53,852 | 50 | $523,025 | Sep 17 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 73 | This World, Then the Fireworks | - | - | - | $51,618 | 5 | $51,618 | Jul 11 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 74 | Hamsun | - | - | - | $50,000 | 1 | $50,000 | Aug 6 | First Run | false |
| 75 | Bandwagon | - | - | - | $44,544 | 12 | $44,544 | Sep 12 | Lionsgate | false |
| 76 | 4 Little Girls | - | - | - | $31,751 | 4 | $130,146 | Jul 9 | - | false |
| 77 | Soul in the Hole | - | - | - | $30,697 | 6 | $30,697 | Aug 8 | - | false |
| 78 | Going All the Way | - | - | - | $29,760 | 17 | $113,069 | Sep 19 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 79 | The Winner | - | - | - | $26,004 | 3 | $26,004 | Jul 25 | Artisan Entertainment | false |
| 80 | Fall | - | - | - | $22,064 | 3 | $51,266 | Jun 20 | Five Minutes Before the Miracle | false |
| 81 | Trojan Eddie | - | - | - | $21,264 | 2 | $21,264 | Aug 29 | Castle Hill Productions | false |
| 82 | Head Above Water | - | - | - | $16,871 | 10 | $32,212 | Jun 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 83 | Guantanamera | - | - | - | $11,604 | 12 | $903,840 | Jul 4 | Lionsgate | false |
| 84 | Beyond Barbed Wire | - | - | - | $3,109 | 1 | $3,109 | Jul 18 | Mac & Ava Films | false |
| 85 | Trojan War | - | - | - | $220 | 1 | $309 | Sep 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
